4.Kanye West also started trending on Twitter, with users suggesting that even he could be elected as president after saying earlier this year that he was gunning for the White House in 2020.

5. The Canadian immigration website crashed today and there was a reported explosion in search traffic on Google for phrases such as "emigrate" and "how to emigrate to Canada".

6. Back in Mzantsi, locals have been waiting patiently for some celebrities, such as Samuel L. Jackson to announce their return to the 'Mother Land' after declaring they would move to South Africa if Trump won the elections.

7. Elsewhere on the continent, Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua is getting major flak for his false prophecy that Clinton would become president.